The GCP transformation

Introduction to GCP

Nabeel Imam

Content Developer at DataCamp

What can the cloud do?

A cloud contains a bar graph and network of nodes, surrounded by other clouds that contain other services.

Covers key areas that accelerate digital transformation
Offers operational and strategic benefits
- Adapting, competing, and innovating in digital markets

A scale balancing various items in two categories, operational and strategic.

Scalability

Workers work in an office which has the ability to scale up and down.

Flexibility

Ability to adapt to change
- Set up new computations in a few clicks
- Deploy advance tools without buying hardware

Agility

Security has been a major hazard for the cloud
GCP offers advanced security:
- Threat detection
- Regular updates
- Compliance standards
- Trusted transactions

Services are connected to the cloud secured by a lock.

Although costs shifted towards operational
- Still more economical than traditional IT
Predictable pay-as-you-go model
- Allows better financial planning
- Frees up capital

A downward arrows shows reducing costs.

Outsource IT infrastructure:
- Focus on core competency
- Leverage data and analytics
- Compete with much larger businesses

Workers in a team leverage data to strategize and facilitate growth.

Members in a team use the cloud to share data and visualizations.

Introduction to GCP